Historic Prices: 1932

Automobiles

• Chrysler, Six, new, 885.00-935.00
• Packard, 5 passenger, new, 1,750.00
• Chrysler 70 Sport Coupe, used, 1930 685.00
• Chrysler sedan, used, 1930, 374.00
• Chrysler Roadster, used, 1926, 75.00
• Tires, Goodyear Pathfinder, 18.60/set of 4

Beverages

• Coffee, Eight O'Clock brand .19/lb
• Cola, ginger ale, C & C .25/2 small bottles
• Milk, evaporated, Borden's .10/3 small cans
• Juice, grape, Welch's .19/pint
• Water, Perrier .25/2 12 oz bottles

Clothing

• Men's suit reg. 30.00, sale 18.50
• Men's broadcloth shirts, 1.00/each
• Women's dress, 7.50
• Women's handbag, reg. 1.95, sale 1.00
• Women's dress shoes, 5.45/pair
• Women's spring coats, cloth, 8.95
• Women's spring coats, fur trimmed, 10.95
• Children's coats, reg. 9.98, sale 7.50
• Children's dresses, reg. 1.95-2.50 sale .62
• Umbrellas, reg. 3.50, sale 2.32

Employment

• Attendant, care for semi-invalid in apartment, 80.00/month
• Houseworker & cook, 35.00/month
• Young man 18+ (no job title,) 20.00/week

Food

• Bacon, .08/half pound
• Beans, Campbell's, .05/can
• Beef, prime rib, .23/lb
• Bread, .07/20 oz loaf
• Butter, .23/lb
• Cheese, Swiss, Kraft, .25/2 half lb pkgs
• Cookies, Nabisco Fig Newtons, .10/pkg
• Eggs, .15/dozen
• Ice cream cake, Breyers, 1.50/serves 8-10
• Ketchup, Heinz, .19/14 oz bottle
• Lettuce, Iceberg, .10head
• Mayonnaise, Hellmann's, .57/1 quart jar
• Oats, Quaker, .25/3 pkgs
• Onions, Texas sweet, .10/2 lbs
• Oranges, Florida, .25/dozen
• Ovaltine, .58/jar
• Peaches, Del Monte, .29/2 1lb 14oz cans
• Peanut butter, A & P, .10/no. 2 can
• Preserves, grape jelly, Ideal, .19/lb jar
• Soup, Campbell's tomato, .07/can
• Sugar, granulated, .04/lb

Furniture

• Chairs, English-type club, 14.32
• Living room suites, 2 & 3 piece, 79.00

Garden equipment

• Grass seed, .85/5 lb bag
• Hose, 50', 2.95
• Lawn mower, 4.95-5.95
• Lilac bush, .95/each
• Rose bush, .37/each

Household goods

• Bedspread, single or double, .95/each
• Borax, .14/package
• Brillo, .27/2 packages
• Chest, cedar, Odora, 1.00/2 chests
• Coal, pea (size), 9.50/2 tons
• Curtains, criss-cross ruffled, 1.00/pr
• Ironing table, reg. 1.98, sale 1.39
• Matches, double-tip, .07/2 packages
• Paint, house, Moore's, 3.35/gallon
• Range, gas, 69.75/each
• Refrigerator, electric 4 cu ft, 129.50-169.50
• Sheets, Fruit of the Loom, 1.00/each
• Shower curtain, rubberized, 1.00/each
• Silverware, .15/each, 1.75/dozen
• Wall paper, .10-.15/roll

Medicine & health care

• Absorbine Jr., reg. 1.55, sale .77/bottle
• Antacid, Tums, .25/box
• Aspirin, Bayer's , reg. .30, sale .24/24 pills
• Doans Kidney pills, .43/bottle
• Ex-Lax, .37/box
• Milk of Magnesia, Phillips, .33/bottle

Newspapers

• Daily Record, .02/weekday paper
• Classified advertising: 1 line .10, minimum charge .35, cash .30

Personal care

• Cold cream, Pond's, reg .65, sale .35
• Deodorant, Mum, reg .69, sale .34/container
• Facial tissue, Kleenex, .96/4 large packages
• Mouthwash, Listerine, .63/bottle
• Shampoo, Palmolive, .20/bottle
• Shaving cream, Mennen, .20/bottle
• Skin cleanser, Ambrosia, .60/bottle
• Soap, Ivory, .25/6 bars
• Toilet paper, A & P, .10/roll
• Toothpaste, Pepsodent, .89/3 tubes

Professional Services

• Lawn mower repairs & sharpening, 1.20/each
• Permanent wave (beauty parlor), 5.75-10.00
• Piano tuning, 3.50

Real estate

• Bungalow, 5 rooms, Morris Plains, 4,800.00
• Cottage, 6 rooms, Morristown, 2,500.00
• Double house, 6 rooms, Morristown, 4,800.00
• Apartments, Dumont Hotel, furnished, Morristown 50.00-100.00/month
• 1/2 house for rent, 6 rooms, 35.00/month

Recreation & amusements

• Camera, Hawkeye, reg. 1.15, sale .89
• Circus, Walter L. Main, .50/adult; .25/child
• Cruise, Europe, round trip, 108.00/ticket
• Luncheon, Women's Work & Art Exchange, .60-1.00
• Playing cards, .55/2 packs
• Public Service Social Club ball, 1.00/ticket
• Suitcase, leather, 12.50
• Tennis shoes, .44 & .79/pair
• Theatre, Little Theatre, Morristown, 1.00-2.00/ticket